🏛️ Discovery Point, Dundee
United Kingdom · Europe · 56.46°N, 2.97°W
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RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland, for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, and highly successful, journey to the Antarctic, known as the Discovery Expedition.
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Quick facts
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Europe |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 56.46°N, 2.97°W · view on map |
Discovery Point, Dundee is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.
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